“On a small scale, person-to-person, Jesus encountered the kinds of suffering common to all of us. And how did he respond? Avoiding philosophical theories and theological lessons, he reached out with healing and compassion. He forgave sin, healed the afflicted, cast out evil, and even overcame death.” KindPersonsSufferingEvilJesusSinCommonHealingCompassionTheoryLessonsPhilosophicalCastsScalesAvoidingHealedTheological Author:Philip Yancey
“Theory of the true civilization. It is not to be found in gas or steam or table turning. It consists in the diminution of the traces of original sin.” FoundSinTheoryCivilizationOriginalsTablesGasSteamOriginal Sin Author:Charles Baudelaire
“What you present as the gospel will determine what you present as discipleship. If you present as the gospel what is essentially a theory of the atonement, and you say, If you accept this theory of the atonement, your sins are forgiven, and when you die you will be received into heaven, there is no basis for discipleship.” IfsDiesHeavenSinAcceptingTheoryBasesDetermineForgivenDiscipleshipAtonement Author:Dallas Willard
“They used to call the devil the father of lies. But for someone whose sin is meant to be pride, you'd think that lying would leave something of a sour taste. So my theory is that when the devil wants to get something out of you, he doesn't lie at all. He tells you the exact, literal truth. And he lets you find your own way to hell.” ThinkingWayWantUsedLyingFatherSinHellTheoryPrideTasteDevilMeant To BeLiteralSourLucifer Author:Mike Carey
“The extortions and oppressions of government will go on so long as such bare fraudulence deceives and disarms the victims; so long as they are ready to swallow the immemorial official theory that protesting against the stealings of the archbishop's secretary's nephew's mistress' illegitimate son is a sin against the Holy Ghost.” LongGovernmentSinSonReadyTheoryGoes OnHolyVictimStealingGhostOppressionOfficialsDeceivingSecretaryMistressHoly GhostNephewExtortion Book:PREJUDICES A SELECTION Source: PREJUDICES A SELECTION